Department of Economic Inclusion

The 2^nd annual “A Celebration of African American Small Business Achievement & Resource Exhibit” was held Wednesday at Mercy Health.  This event, sponsored by the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Economic Inclusion, Department of Community & Economic Development, the African-American Chamber of Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Minority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC), and the U.S. Small Business Administration, gave African American businesses of all sizes a chance to network with one another while celebrating the achievements of businesses that have overcome adversity and other obstacles to success.
 
This year’s event focused on two major topics, minority women business owners and minority businesses that have been in business 25+ years. The keynote speaker was Kea Frazier, Chief Financial Officer of Frazier Homes, the first minority-owned business to be featured in Cincinnati’s Home-A-Rama.

CONGRATULATIONS!

As part of this year’s “A Celebration of African American Small Business Achievement & Resource Exhibit” nine minority-owned companies, six of which are currently certified by the City of Cincinnati, were recognized for being in business for 25 or more years.  Each received a certificate of achievement and a round of applause from the crowd.  The nine companies and their respective lengths of time in business were:

Megen Construction – 25 years
MBJ Consultants – 27 years
Integrity Development Corporation – 28 years
Vidatt Energy, Inc. – 33 years
Chuck Futel & Associates, LLC – 34 years
Edibles-n-Such – 35 years
Moody Nolan – 36 years
JL Tillman Insurance Agency, LLC – 42 years
WA Architects, Inc. – 48 years